Teacher Retirement System of Texas Has $620,000 Holdings in Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its position in shares of Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) by 130.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,414 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,909 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Century Aluminum were worth $620,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Century Aluminum by 13.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,418 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $101,000 after purchasing an additional 628 shares in the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Century Aluminum in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Century Aluminum by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 411,589 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,499,000 after buying an additional 2,358 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in Century Aluminum by 12.9% in the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 20,890 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 2,381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC grew its position in Century Aluminum by 2,889.3% in the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 2,511 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 2,427 shares during the period. 61.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Century Aluminum Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CENX opened at $20.02 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $17.80 and a 200-day moving average of $18.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.84. Century Aluminum Company has a twelve month low of $11.40 and a twelve month high of $25.39. The firm has a market cap of $1.87 billion, a PE ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 2.55.

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The industrial products company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.25). Century Aluminum had a net margin of 5.17% and a return on equity of 19.06%. The company had revenue of $633.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $643.80 million. On average, equities research analysts predict that Century Aluminum Company will post 2.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Century Aluminum from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th.

Century Aluminum Profile

Century Aluminum Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of standard-grade and value-added primary aluminum products in the United States and Iceland. It also owns and operates an alumina production facility in Iceland, and a carbon anode production facility in the Netherlands.